zaftig

1. Full-bosomed.
2. Having a full, shapely figure.

[Yiddish zaftik, juicy, from Middle High German saftec, from saft, juice, from Old High German saf.]

Zaftig — pleasingly plump — was what MSNBC said Paris Hilton was not when the conversation turned to her weight and what she thought of other skinny women (her comment is thought to refer to Nicole Richie, her ex-best friend):

"'A lot of women are too thin. But I like food too much,' the not-exactly-zaftig heiress said while promoting her new album. 'I think the ones who are getting really skinny look gross.'"

Link: Paris thinks skinny women 'look gross' - Gossip: The Scoop - MSNBC.com

Posted July 19, 2006.

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adjective

Well-rounded and full in form: chubby, plump¹, plumpish, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby. See fat/thin.

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: euphemisms for slightly fat
  Synonyms: buxom, chubby, embonpoint, plump, zoftig